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P&O Ferries announcement

Unions threaten legal action over ‘shameful’ sacking of P&O workers

London skyline

FTSE gains after Bank’s interest rate decision

Former P&O staff and RMT members block the road

P&O workers block road to Port of Dover in jobs protest

A view of Harrods in Knightsbridge

Harrods admits ‘mistakenly’ selling expensive Russian vodka

bank of england

Bank of England warns inflation could soar to 8% as interest rates rise again

The P&O ferry Pride of Hull

P&O Ferries sparks fury after sacking 800 workers

A Department for Work and Pensions office

DWP job cuts mean workers are being ‘abandoned’, says union

The Bank of England

Bank raises rates to 0.75% as it warns inflation could reach double figures

Rows of houses

Cash-strapped homeowners urged to look for cheaper mortgage deals as rates rise

P&O Ferries has suspended sailings amid speculation it is preparing to sack hundreds of workers (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Fears of major job losses as P&O Ferries suspends sailings for several days

A broadband cable and router

Telecoms firms must do more to help customers struggling to pay bills – Ofcom

A GlaxoSmithKline production building

GSK halts new clinical trials in Russia but continues supply of medicines

The Platinum Jubilee coffee mug

Official Platinum Jubilee emblem souvenirs go on sale

Railway

E-tickets soar as Trainline continues Covid bounceback

P&O ferry Spirit of France

P&O Ferries suspends sailings but denies liquidation reports

Vehicles on the M4 motorway

Insurance premium tax should be cut in Spring Statement, say brokers

Cineworld cinema

James Bond and Spider-Man spark audience recovery at Cineworld

A Stagecoach bus

National Express insists Stagecoach merger plans ‘superior’ to rival bid